From: "Robert G Lewis" 

I don't know. Rudy may want to run for President in 98 and that job could
hurt him. I'd say one of the Assistant AG's or one of the While House
people. McCall or Estrada perhaps. Either way I have no input and won't
worry about it. Just Gripe when the time comes 

Bob Lewis

"Mark"  wrote in message
news:418af5e4$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Oh, I didn't mean an overt olive branch, just a default one. That said, I
> think Rudy doeth protest too loudly that he's not interested, so he'll
> probably be the replacement if there is one.
>
> "Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
> news:418af516$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>I had heard that Ashcroft was possibly leaving a couple of weeks ago .
>>Don't recall where but I think it was due to the stress. Didn't he have
>>Gall Bladder surgery last year ?
>>
>> I doubt that it will be played up as anything but his choice unless he
>> has pissed off the boss. Bush is too loyal to his loyal followers to
>> portray Ashcroft's leaving as an olive branch to anyone ( Unless Ashcroft
>> suggests it).
>>
>> Bob Lewis
>>
>> "Mark"  wrote in message
>> news:418ae6ca$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> Ashcroft may or may not leave, but if he does, it'll be for the express
>>> purpose of an olive branch to difuse the rampant rantings of the entire
>>> left-wing that equate his name with the Patriot Act. Sort of a
"see,
>>> that bad man is gone, so you can return to your library
now" >> leave any notes behind for the porter> 
>>>
>>> OTOH, maybe he'll stay to continue to draw all the invective, so as to
>>> keep the whining divided instead of concentrated on the other
>>> initiatives coming up. One thing's sure, a rumor that he's leaving by
>>> the likes of the NY Times, CBS et al. is hardly anything to take
>>> seriously.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>>> news:418ae44f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>> Who knows if this story is accurate.  If Ashcroft does
leave, there is
>>>> nothing I've seen to indicate it would be anything other than a
>>>> personal
>>>> decision.  He's done a fine job with the war on terror overall, it
>>>> seems to
>>>> me.
>>>>
>>>> Gary
>>>>
>>>> "Steve Ewing"  wrote in message
>>>> news:opsgyy2efxsagvys{at}news.barkto.com...
>>>>> Time for a little housecleaning.  I'll bet ol' Colin
is feeling a bit
>>>>> peaked, too.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&e=3&u=/ap/20041104/ap_on_go_ca
_st_pe/ashcroft_future
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Steve 
>>>>> http://www.qmss.com/sewing
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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